Dictionary

yearbook en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From year + book. Compare Saterland Frisian Jierbouk (“yearbook”), West Frisian jierboek (“yearbook”), Dutch jaarboek (“yearbook”), German Low German Johrbook (“yearbook”), German Jahrbuch (“yearbook”), Swedish årsbok (“yearbook”), Faroese árbók (“annal, record, yearbook”).

Meanings

1. (countable) A reference book, published annually.
2. (US, countable) A publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty.
   • A New Jersey high school will issue new yearbooks after pro-Trump slogans and logos were removed from photos that some students submitted. 2017 June 16, Doug Criss and Ellie Kaufman, “School issues new yearbooks after Trump’s name is removed from photos”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2019:
   • A 2017 yearbook photograph obtained by CNN shows Robert Westman, later known as Robin Westman, then a student at Annunciation Catholic grade school in Minneapolis. 2025 August 27, Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash, Allison Gordon, Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Rob Kuznia, John Miller, “Police examine online videos, writings possibly linked to Minneapolis church shooting suspect”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025:
3. (US, uncountable) A school subject in which students learn journalistic skills by compiling a yearbook.

Forms

Deriveds

yearbookish · yearbooky · yearbooker · yearbooklike

Translations (47)

fi vuosikirja (publication compiled by the graduating class) · sh gòdišnjāk (reference book, published annually) · cmn 年鑑 /年鉴 (reference book, published annually) · fi vuosikirja (reference book, published annually) · da årbog (reference book, published annually) · da årbog (publication compiled by the graduating class) · sh го̀дишња̄к (reference book, published annually) · eo jarlibro (publication compiled by the graduating class) · pt anuário (reference book, published annually) · sv årsbok (reference book, published annually) · uk щорі́чник (reference book, published annually) · mk го́дишник (reference book, published annually) · pl rocznik (reference book, published annually) · id buku tahunan (publication compiled by the graduating class) · it annuario (reference book, published annually) · kk жылдық (reference book, published annually) · eo jarlibro (reference book, published annually) · ca anuari (reference book, published annually) · hi अब्दकोश (reference book, published annually) · it annuario (publication compiled by the graduating class) · es anuario (reference book, published annually) · vi niên giám (reference book, published annually) · cs ročenka (reference book, published annually) · fr annuaire (reference book, published annually) · hu évkönyv (reference book, published annually) · ru ежего́дник (reference book, published annually) · da blå bog (publication compiled by the graduating class) · mk а́лманах (publication compiled by the graduating class) · gl anuario (reference book, published annually) · es anuario (publication compiled by the graduating class) · nn årbok (reference book, published annually) · cy blwyddiadur (reference book, published annually) · ja 年鑑 (reference book, published annually) · de Jahrbuch (publication compiled by the graduating class) · cs ročenka (publication compiled by the graduating class) · hy տարեգիրք (reference book, published annually) · id buku tahunan (reference book, published annually) · es anuario escolar (publication compiled by the graduating class) · de Jahrbuch (reference book, published annually) · sv kalender (reference book, published annually) · bg годишник (reference book, published annually) · cmn 年鑒 /年鉴 (reference book, published annually) · nb årbok (reference book, published annually) · tl taunang aklat (reference book, published annually) · sv skolkatalog (publication compiled by the graduating class) · ka წელიწდეული (reference book, published annually) · sv årsskrift (reference book, published annually)